Rape kits often accumulate at crime labs, leaving survivors to wait years before receiving results. In 2022, the backlog was estimated at between 90K-400K kits.

The long-awaited audit critiqued the Canton Police Department's handling of the early investigation into John O'Keefe's death ...

An audit of the Canton Police Department made public on Tuesday faulted investigators for missteps in the investigation into ...

Matthew Germanowski, a director for 5 Stones Intelligence, said his firm’s audit did not discover any evidence of corruption, ...

Matthew Germanowski, a director for 5 Stones Intelligence, said his firm’s audit did not discover any evidence of corruption, ...

Forensic science examiner Kristen Madel, from the state crime lab, testified the blood stains on nearly every item collect by ...

"We are investigating…the murder of a female…and we collected DNA from the crime scene," a police detective explained to Hernandez after he was taken in by authorities in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The paper also details the equipment used for crime scene investigation, how to collect evidence, and how to enter a crime scene to avoid contamination, including wearing gloves and other ...